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'Tommie Tank' Helps Students Learn to Finance Ventures

The course improved students’ confidence, helped build a student-alumni community, and enhanced students’ connection to what raising money actually means. Two-and-a-half years ago, we set out to Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Jay Ebben

Entrepreneurship Education Must Start Before College

While technology continues to replace human endeavor, society hasn’t yet discerned how to address its impact on future workforce economic well-being. Until recently the impact has primarily been on Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Roy Carriker

Teaching Students to Design and Commercialize New Products: A Journey in its Third Decade

Many schools want entrepreneurship classes that are “cross-campus” and “experiential.” This class at University of Minnesota does both. Entrepreneurship education takes a variety of forms. In Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Daniel Forbes

Why Do Students Need to Learn and Experience Entrepreneurship?

Students need to be prepared for a world that has an unprecedented and every accelerating rate of change. University entrepreneurship curricular and co-curricular programs provide a great environment Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Ken Harrington

How Wash U Teaches Students to Think Like Entrepreneurs

How can schools create an environment that offers a continuum of learning and experiences in entrepreneurship, and develop students into entrepreneurs with lifelong skills that can be tapped when Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Ken Harrington

How Babson's FME Course Takes Students From Idea to Startup

Babson’s FME course gives every first-year student hands-on experience starting, running and closing a real business while learning core management skills. Babson College’s flagship undergraduate Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Yasuhiro (Yasu) Yamakawa

How Successful Entrepreneurs Prepare, Partner, Perform & Find Purpose

Research based on hundreds of founder histories shows that thriving entrepreneurs prepare deeply, build strong teams, stay resourceful and serve customers exceptionally well. This paper is based on a Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Michael Glauser and Dan Holland

How Entrepreneurs Can Give a Winning Business Presentation

One glaring mistake can undermine an otherwise excellent pitch. Learn how research, preparation, clear messaging and practice can eliminate investor doubts. We've all seen a presentation, sales pitch Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Joan Moser

How Partnerships Helped Il Panino Grow From Struggling Startup to Successful Restaurant

Il Panino owner Themistocles Vlahoulis explains how business students and a Boston restaurateur helped him improve marketing, solve business problems and open a second location. Despite his economics Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How Eric Martell Built EatStreet From a College Idea Into a Growing Startup

Eric Martell explains how a simple food delivery idea became EatStreet, serving thousands of restaurants and college students across more than 100 cities. Eric Martell co-founded EatStreet as a Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Jon Eckhardt